Random Comics News Story Round-Up

* Alison Bechdel tries to take a sabbatical.

* is there a chance that the Tribune company could eventually sell off their comic strip distribution business? Gerry Kern replaces John Twohey as TMS' head.

* I would have to imagine for many shops, particularly those in smaller cities where the gaming/comics hybrid is much more likely to still be found, that a successful launch of a new iteration of Dungeons & Dragons will make this a slightly easier summer. My memory is that despite its high price, because the D&D stuff results in countless hours of gameplay it has a reputation of being a sound investment, which means it may negotiate any forthcoming economic turmoil with aplomb. Now if they can only print to keep up with demand. If they don't, people may go on-line. The interesting thing about the pre-release piracy of that game is that the nature of the files used suggest it may have been an inside job. I doubt that the new edition contains any bitchin' Erol Otus art.

* my gut reaction is that GI Joe seems like a pretty good license to have, as far as comics licenses go.

* among Viz's BEA-related announcements is one for a commemorative edition of Shonen Jump.

* longtime comics reader and prominent columnist Augie De Blieck, Jr. muses on the cost of comics, bringing up a variety of factors that I didn't think of -- for instance, will buying new comics become less appealing for older readers simply due to the staggering number of comics they likely already own?

* I'd never seen the artist and literacy advocate Phil Yeh described as an early graphic novelist before. That's not a value judgment, I've just never seen it.

* finally, here's some good news concerning newspapers, for a change: on-line local newspaper sales revenues are significant, and growing.
 
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